The European Union and the Member States / / ed. by Ellen B. Pirro, Eleanor E. Zeff.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Karen,; Deubner, Christian,; Einhorn, Eric S.,; Eliasson, Johan,; Ellison, David,; Erfer, Jessica,; Falkner, Gerda,; Finnegan, Richard B.,; Fisher, Sharon,; Giuliani, Marco,; Gruszczak, Artur,; Hunt, Lisa,; Kaeding, Michael,; Kinnunen, Jussi,; Lankowski, Carl,; Loedel, Peter,; Mather, Janet,; McCormick, John,; Nugent, Neill,; Occhipinti, John,; Pace, Roderick,; Piattoni, Simona,; Pirro, Ellen B.,; Raunio, Tapio,; Royo, Sebastián,; Stoltenberg, Steven,; Zahariadis, Nikolaos,; Zeff, Eleanor E.,
• HerausgeberIn: Pirro, Ellen B. ,; Zeff, Eleanor E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (225 p.)

The authors explore how European Union policy has influenced—and been influenced by—each of the twenty-five member states.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Policymaking in the European Union
• Part 1 Early Union Members
• 3 Germany: Transforming Its Role
• 4 France: Contradictions and Imbalances
• 5 Italy: Back to the Future or Steps Toward Normality?
• 6 Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg: Increasingly Cautious Europeans
• Part 2 The Second Wave
• 7 The United Kingdom: Critical Friend and Awkward Partner?
• 8 Ireland: Brussels and the Celtic Tiger
• 9 Denmark: Euro-Pragmatism in Practice
• Part 3 The 1980s
• 10 Greece: A Most Enthusiastic, Reluctant European
• 11 Portugal and Spain: Mission Accomplished?
• Part 4 The 1990s
• 12 Austria: Friction and Mixed Feelings
• 13 Sweden: Adaptation and Resistance
• 14 Finland: Consensual Politics, Effective Implementation
• Part 5 The 2004 Round
• 15 Poland: A Reluctant Member
• 16 Hungary: From “Policy Taker” to Policymaker
• 17 The Czech Republic: Waning Enthusiasm
• 18 Slovenia and Slovakia: Joining the Club
• 19 Malta and Cyprus: The Mediterranean Island States
• 20 Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia: Determined Euro-Atlanticists
• Part 6 Conclusion
• 21 The EU and the Member States: A Comparative Analysis
• List of Acronyms
• Bibliography
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book